Some people say catcalls are only a bit of fun but I say it needs to stop.

Here’s why.

1. They makes women change aspects of themselves

Some girls know that if they walk past a certain place, they’re bound to get shouted at.

This can make you change the way you do your makeup, hair, how you select your outfit and even how you walk.

And if you want to wear those apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur, it should be your own choice.

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2. It’s not ok telling women what to do

The calls are often very directive.

‘Let’s see your smile.’

‘Why don’t you come have a chat over here?’

This just makes you want to do the opposite.

You are way more likely to smile if someone says how nice the weather is rather than a comment on how you strut in your jeans.

3. They’re embarrassing

If someone is shouting things at you, other people are bound to turn around and take notice.

It can be humiliating as it draws attention to you.

And not the things you want noticed either.

People aren’t going to take notice of the fact your skin is glowing that day, they’re going to look at the skirt that ‘would look good on the bedroom floor’.

4. They objectify women

My legs once got complimented for being long. Not me, my legs.

He spoke directly to them.

I’m sure they were also very happy being told they were pale but I got a bit worried my arms might have felt a bit left out.

5. They make women defensive

It’s like that saying – one always ruins it for everyone else.

If you’re constantly catcalled it can make you put up a little wall of hatred around yourself.

And then if someone genuinely gives you a compliment such as a friend or date you’re more likely to hurl something heavy at their head.

6. There’s no way of knowing if they will turn violent

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If you respond, it can get nasty.

If you don’t respond it can get nasty.

And then all you want to do is get out of there.

Hopefully in the future someone will have invented jet packs for civilians or breed dogs with wings so we can get out of such horrible situations as quickly as possible.

7. No women are flattered by them…

I feel like the word compliment needs to be put back in the dictionary and have its own page of explanation.

Being told you are talented at something is a compliment.

Being told your arse should be in some of sort of talent competition is not.

Being told that your new dress really suits your own style is a compliment.

Being told your new dress really suits the shape of your arse is not. I could go on.

8. …and so the point is missed completely

My question is always who actually benefits from the whole ordeal?

The catcaller gets nothing and the receiver feels ridiculously uncomfortable.

Nobody wins.

It seems more pointless than the salad at McDonalds.

It just baffles me what catcallers think is going to happen.

Because I can state with 100 per cent conviction that if your grandparents are telling you the story of how they met, it will not involve the line ‘well he called me “sugartits” and then told me to take my top off and after that we just fell madly in love.’